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Expanding the boundaries of form theory: Developing the model Evolution of Form
University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, The Department of Design, Crafts and Art (DKK), Industrial design.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2104-2317
2006 (English)In: Wonderground - 2006 DRS International Conference / [ed] Ken Friedman et. al., Design Research Society , 2006, p. 79-92Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The design research community is beginning to recognize the organizing capacity of form as a scientific method of its own right. The aim of this study was to a) develop a pedagogically framed case study method that applied a participatory action research approach and b) create a 3-D form model bridging geometric- to organic structures. A 10-step-concept-translation-form method was developed which resulted in a “Evolution of form” model with two axes: The first horizontal axis presents a sequence of geometrically derived forms that gradually take on organic qualities of convexities and concavities. The second axis expands the model in a vertical dimension to include a bipolar spectrum at each stage. This vertical dimension opens up a dichotomy between congruent and incongruent properties in relation to original features of the geometric form.

The discussion deals with the active formgiving process; the need for sculptural awareness and the inner sense of form; validity of the created method and model and finally the pros and cons of aesthetical abstractions that build on geometric references.

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Design Research Society , 2006. p. 79-92
Keywords [en]
art, geometry, aesthetic, perception, embodiement
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-4910OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-4910DiVA, id: diva2:790573
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Wonderground 2006 International Conference, Design Research Society, 1-4 december 2006 Lisbon
Available from: 2015-02-25 Created: 2015-02-25 Last updated: 2020-03-30Bibliographically approved

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